Comments on: Fans of Collective Reality http://www.realityprime.com/articles/fans-of-collective-reality Advanced Technology Research Fri, 23 Jul 2010 15:57:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Ira http://www.realityprime.com/articles/fans-of-collective-reality/comment-page-1#comment-22320 Ira Mon, 19 Oct 2009 14:02:42 +0000 http://www.realityprime.com/?p=345#comment-22320 During a heat wave, more people use fans AND more people die of heat stroke. Therefore, during a heat wave medical personnel will find more victims of heat stroke in bedrooms with fans running. <b>Of course, <i>coincidence does not prove causality.</i></b> However, according to your <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fan_death" rel="nofollow">Fan Death</a> link: (1) A fan in an enclosed room raises the temperature and (2) Above 90°F, the breeze from a fan is not effective at cooling a human body. Therefore, in very hot weather, a fan in an enclosed bedroom could actually increase chances of heat stroke, at least a little bit. During a heat wave, more people use fans AND more people die of heat stroke. Therefore, during a heat wave medical personnel will find more victims of heat stroke in bedrooms with fans running.

Of course, coincidence does not prove causality.

However, according to your Fan Death link: (1) A fan in an enclosed room raises the temperature and (2) Above 90°F, the breeze from a fan is not effective at cooling a human body. Therefore, in very hot weather, a fan in an enclosed bedroom could actually increase chances of heat stroke, at least a little bit.

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